Atlus has announced that they are bringing Shin Megami Tensei IV to the 3DS this summer. This certainly isn't surprising, but the release date is earlier than expected, especially with Soul Hackers coming in a few weeks. It makes me wonder if they have a surprise release for this fall, like a possible Japan/US simultaneous release of Persona 5.

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"Why did the chicken cross the Mobius strip? To get to the same side." - The Big Bang Theory

The game’s story takes place in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo that has fallen into darkness and is overrun by demons. The only hope are the “Samurai” characters mentioned in the latest trailer, who are able to control these demons. These Samurai characters hail from the fictional country of East Mikado, which is said to be similar in its civilization to Middle Ages Europe. East Mikado appears to have a link to Tokyo.

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"Why did the chicken cross the Mobius strip? To get to the same side." - The Big Bang Theory

Since this the core SMT series has been silent for a while, and a lot of people will be coming from the Persona series of spin offs (now pretty much its own franchise frankly), I think they're putting in that guide to ease people into this.

If you have any pre-order bonus codes, you'll have to input them from within the game's DLC menu, and not from the eShop, otherwise it doesn't work.

However, the club nintendo $30 credit thing you'll have to make an account in club.nintendo.com then put your game PINs in there.

However, the club nintendo $30 credit thing you'll have to make an account in club.nintendo.com then put your game PINs in there.

If you buy a lot of games on Nintendo systems, Club Nintendo is actually pretty cool so I would highly recommend it anyways. Every game/system you register is worth points, get enough and you can trade them in for free games on the eShops. I’ve gotten 3-4 games from the program in the last year; mostly SNES era titles.

So I'm finding I like this a helluva lot more than Soul Hackers, I guess it's the more modern viewpoint instead of the first person tiled dungeon crawl mode.

Also plenty of various improvements overall. I actually have time to see what's happening in combat.

I do wish this game had circle pad functionality because the camera is just horrible. Lots of narrow corridors with fast moving enemies that aggro on you from off camera or around corners. Also, the circle pad actually makes it easier to hold the DS while playing this for long stretches.

A little grinding is necessary, but thankfully the difficulty doesn't spike as early as it did in Soul Hackers. Although, the encounter rate is a bit ridiculous, they definitely use the spawn rates as padding since the actual areas you're in aren't that large or interesting. There's also a bunch of cases where enemy spawns are placed right opposite a level transition or door, meaning almost every time as soon as you warp into an area you get hit with an unavoidable encounter where they get the first hit.

Still not sold on the mostly somewhat random demon bargaining. It is not quite random, there are some responses that generally give good or bad results, but it's trial and error, with a lot of extra randomness tossed in so that the same choices don't always work.

I basically always try to use the "Cheat" option at least twice, and only give 1-2 things, while refusing exorbitant offers. If you don't like how things are going, and you want your items back, go kill the guy. I also don't quite like the huge damage multipliers they get coming out of a bad bargain, I've had level 2 creatures nearly wipe my party that was made up of level 9s in just one turn.

Thankfully, there is a save anywhere function, and you really have to relearn to do that. But even so, they still throw random boss battles out of thin air. But, at least you can get continues with gold or play coins.

If you buy a lot of games on Nintendo systems, Club Nintendo is actually pretty cool so I would highly recommend it anyways. Every game/system you register is worth points, get enough and you can trade them in for free games on the eShops. I’ve gotten 3-4 games from the program in the last year; mostly SNES era titles.

Unlike most other point reward systems, Nintendo is incredibly generous with Club Nintendo. I've gotten several games for free, some nice posters and calendars, and I still have lots of points left.

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Since this the core SMT series has been silent for a while, and a lot of people will be coming from the Persona series of spin offs (now pretty much its own franchise frankly), I think they're putting in that guide to ease people into this.

That's probably a good idea, since they weren't kidding about the game's difficulty. Even the second tutorial mission took me a few deaths and reloads to complete. Battles tend to be really lopsided one way or the other. This makes for some frustration, but it's a great feeling when you utterly crush an enemy, especially if they just did the same to you a few minutes ago. Thankfully, you can save anywhere, as otherwise the game would be a nightmare.

I've only put in two hours or so, but I'm loving the game. It looks great (especially the awesome demon designs), has a ton of quality voice acting, and looks to be a massive game. I also love some of the interactions you can have with the demons. For instance, one demon asks you to massage his back. If you do so, he says something to the effect of

Spoiler for Hiden:

You have soothing arms. Now I'll rip them off and use them myself

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"Why did the chicken cross the Mobius strip? To get to the same side." - The Big Bang Theory

Yeah, this game is stupid hard. I'm really liking the atmosphere and the augmented reality meets feudal Japan stuff, but I had to lower the difficulty to make any sort of headway in the game. I know, I suck, but hey -- at least I know it. I'm about six hours in and I can't wait to keep playing.

I just wish the graphics weren't so low-rent. Compared to Persona 3/4, this game is downright ancient looking.

Well this is lame. I purchased Fire Emblem on the 3ds store a few months ago so it looks like it doesn't count toward the $30 credit for buying Shin Megami - no way to register it. Is there a way around this?

Well this is lame. I purchased Fire Emblem on the 3ds store a few months ago so it looks like it doesn't count toward the $30 credit for buying Shin Megami - no way to register it. Is there a way around this?

Just call Nintendo...as long as your 3DS is registered on club nintendo they'll check and add your fire emblem with no problem. I had to do this a couple of days ago and it showed up a day later.

Well this is lame. I purchased Fire Emblem on the 3ds store a few months ago so it looks like it doesn't count toward the $30 credit for buying Shin Megami - no way to register it. Is there a way around this?

Just call Nintendo...as long as your 3DS is registered on club nintendo they'll check and add your fire emblem with no problem. I had to do this a couple of days ago and it showed up a day later.

I logged into club nintendo today and my $30 credit was smiling at me. So now, what to spend it on.